Burr Cook is a Board Registered Interventionist (BRI/1) credentialed by the Association of Intervention Specialist Credentialing Board (AISCB) and a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Recovery Specialist (CAS). Burr’s experience with family interventions began while working as a nurse. Burr Cook is a graduate of the Los Angeles County –USC School of Nursing (LVN), Saddleback College, (R.N.) and the University of Irvine Medical Center’s Critical Care Nursing program, (CCRN).

Throughout his 17 year career as a nurse Burr was frequently called upon to perform crises interventions on families experiencing severe reactions to having a loved one that was critically, or terminally ill. Working with families in an extreme state of fear, anger, frustration, hopelessness, grief and sometimes rage was “something I had a talent for” admits Burr. This skill was not lost on supervisors and directors, who regularly asked Burr to work with families in crises.

While interventions for families with an addicted loved one are similar in that the family is in crises, addiction interventions require specialized skill, training and experience. Burr Cook is a Certified Arise Interventionist- formally trained in the Johnson, Systemic, and Arise model’s of intervention. Burr is a Certified Addiction Specialist, and a member of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) and the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).

Burr has worked in state licensed inpatient addiction treatment centers and detoxification facilities as counselor, program developer and Director of Admissions. Burr’s experience and knowledge of the recovery process from intervention, detoxification, treatment, aftercare planning, resources and referrals has given him the experience and skill to implement comprehensive recovery plans for addicts and their families.